Route 8

Route 8 is a route that connects Lagoona Lake. The player's rival meets them there, and will join the player in battles against other trainers, making those fights Double Battles until he leaves. After each trainer battle, he heals the player's Pokémon.

2015 Christmas Event
The 2015 Christmas Event is located at the end of Route 8. There is a building that sells players Hot Chocolate, which has equivalent effects of Soda Pop and heals 60 HP, for 350 Pokédollars. A free Shiny Snover can also be received by helping Mrs. Claus cutting down the trees.

Old Well
As shown in the photo, there is an old, mysterious well. If the player has an Odd Keystone in their bag, they may unseal the spirits of the Odd Keystone at the well. Afterwards, the player encounters a wild Spiritomb. The Odd Keystone can be obtained through underwater mining at Lagoona Trenches.

Tall Grass
All Pokemon are encountered at Lv.13-16, meaning that some Pokemon found on this route, specifically Lillipup and Starly, are around their required levels for evolution.

Old Well
Throw an Odd Keystone into the well to encounter.

Gift
Only available during the 2015 Christmas Event. Requires Cut. One-time only.

Trainers
Note: Trainers with a star symbol (*) can be rematched.

Items

 * Dawn Stone: On a small bridge above a secret pond opposite to the second trainer, requires Cut.
 * TM76 Struggle Bug: Near the end of route, also requires Cut.
 * Ultra Ball: Near the lumberjack trainer, there is a gap next to the trees on the lumberjack's right.

Trivia

 * The Hot Chocolate heals more than a scientifically made Super Potion, yet it costs half the price of the Super Potion. However, it is slightly more expensive than Soda Pop (which has the same effect and costs 300 dollars) in real games.
 * All of Gentleman Nolan's Pokemon gives Physical Attack Effort Values, but his Delcatty also gives HP EVs, making him a good choice for training the Attack stat of player's Pokemon. In addition, apart from Oddish and Swablu, all wild Pokemon on this route gives either Attack or Speed EVs, making this route optimal for training Pokemon that are fast and specialize in Physical moves.